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Crime in GL16 7PE

How much crime is recorded in GL16 7PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels
Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,463 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL16 7PE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL16 7PE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

GL16 7PENational
Burglary19.29.1
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.94.6
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 98% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover February 2025 to January 2026, the latest twelve months this area's police force has published. Other forces have published to August 2026.

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